Modern Art by Craig Damrauer

We're normally pretty tight-lipped about our upcoming editions to preserve the integrity of the new prints as they come out. But every once in a while we get so excited about an upcoming edition that we can't help but drop a few hints.

If you use the internet, chances are that you've come across at least one of Craig Damrauer's clever and hilarious New Math equations. Kate Donnelly recently interviewed Craig for her "From the Desk of..." blog and got a look at the space where he works plus some hints about what he's working on next.

Here's an excerpt:

Craig, talk about your great hue of blue. What is it called?

The blue has no name other than I know it when I see it and I’m pretty particular about it. I’m doing two projects right now, a book of the complete set of formulas and a series of lovely prints with Jen Bekman’s 20×200 series based on relationships. That blue is the elusive partner in all of this. I’ve been looking at a lot of paper samples, let me tell you. Maybe we SHOULD give it a name? Darrin?

That’s a start. How you derive your formulations?

The formulas, believe it or not, are pretty hard to come up with. What it amounts to is fiddling with things in my mind and giving myself the space. It’s definitely a writing process. In other words, they don’t just float into the head. I sit down and grind them out much the same way I’d write a story. When they’re right they feel right.

Craig put out a set of New Math Postcards, hand selected by the one-and-only Ed Ruscha, but they quickly sold out. We can't wait to bring you more New Math! If you want to be the first to know make sure you're on the list.

From the desk of... also has plenty of great artists in the archives, so poke around and you'll discover the desks of creatives near and far.

New Math Postcards, hand selected by Ed Ruscha